Darius and Tom are joined by Effectively Wild host, The Ringer writer and author of The Only Rule is it Has To Work and The MVP Machine, Ben Lindbergh. They cover the book in detail, including the controversial topic of
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Episode 107 – Emily Waldon
Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB joins Tom to talk about her start in Baseball writing and Minor League Players rights. They talk about Ken Rosenthal and his Slack messages, juggling two jobs of Baseball writing
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Episode 103 – The One Where They Had Nothing To Talk About
Darius and Tom break down the Ken Rosenthal article on the major changes proposed in MLB, some as soon as this season! They then answer listener questions on Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel – plus many
Read moreBat Flips And Nerds Fantasy Baseball Guide – Episode 1
Tom and Darius are here to guide you through the very basics of Fantasy Baseball. What is Fantasy Baseball? What are the different types of leagues? What are the different methods of scoring points? How does the draft work? What
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Game Makers 1 – Murray Cook
Tom is joined by MLB’s head groundskeeper, Murray Cook to discuss his role and the upcoming London Series. They start by discovering how Murray got into being a groundskeeper, then his previous projects and finally the London Series. They discuss
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Episode 100 – The Bat Flips and Nerds Christmas Party
Christmas is here! John is joined by Tom ‘Jingle’, Darius and Ben for a live Christmas special, complete with mince pies, mulled wine, silly jumpers and secret santa. They go over listeners Christmas wish lists, deciding whether santa will be
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Episode 95 – The Evil Wizard of Legal Positivism
John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve “home run” reactions, whilst trying to stay calm. Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous “passed ball” line. Darius laughs at both of
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Episode 91 – NL West Round(ish)table
Tom and Darius join to talk NL West postseason race. Featuring such players as Clayton Kershaw, German Marquez, Zack Greinke, Patrick Corbin, Kenley Jansen, Dinelson Lamet, Julio Urias, Andrew McCutchen, Buster Posey, Paul Goldschmidt…. Image from East Village Times
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Episode 86 – San Diego Padres, Phil Hughes interview
Our very first active Major Leaguer, Phil Hughes, joins Tom just before he “ships out” to Miller Park to face the Brewers and attempt to take the series. They talk about Phil’s favourite team growing up, his World Series championship in
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Episode 80 – Divisional Chat (NL Central)
Tom is joined by British based baseball fans; Michael Ivory (Cubs), Craig Hurring (Brewers) and James Feldman (Pirates) to talk all that is good (and very bad) in the NL Central. They go from the depths of the Reds, to the current battle between the Cubs
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